If the conscious mind.the part you consider to be you.is just the tip of
the iceberg, what is the rest doing?

In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist
David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate
surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal
before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear your
name being mentioned in a conversation that you didn.t think you were
listening to? What do Ulysses and the credit crunch have in common? Why did
Thomas Edison electrocute an elephant in 1916? Why are people whose names
begin with J more likely to marry other people whose names begin with J?
Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? And how is it possible to get
angry at yourself.who, exactly, is mad at whom?

Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity,
synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions,
Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its
contradictions.

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